Maybe...but if Stevenson dosn't fight Kovalev and defects (as Haymon fighters tend to) then Kovalev is left with no belts to fight for and basically no opponents of any relevence. All Stevenson (or BHop) need to do is keep fighting the occasional mando, sit on the belts and Kovalevs career basically goes nowhere. Eventually, he's probably forced up to cruiser.
How's Kovalev gonna become a superstar fighting the Cedric Agnews of the world - whilst the 3 belt Unified champion gets the (cherry)pick of any new talent that might arise?
I postulated that this might kinda been the strategy when Shumenov went into the Haymon/GBP fold but then it seemed less likely when the HBO deal came up.
Kovalev can fight anyone else in the world whose name is not Stevenson. Eventually even the variest fool will no longer recognize Stevenson as the champion. Kovalev becomes de facto champion.
Kovalev can fight anyone else in the world whose name is not Stevenson. Eventually even the variest fool will no longer recognize Stevenson as the champion. Kovalev becomes de facto champion.
Nice try!
... "Kovalev can fight anyone else in the world whose name is not Stevenson."
... Namely who he can fight? Do you have a name of one of those willing to fight him? (tomato cans, of course)...
stevenson can always say the numbers doesn't make sense...very convenient.
Originally posted by MDPopescu
Nice try!
... "Kovalev can fight anyone else in the world whose name is not Stevenson."
... Namely who he can fight? Do you have a name of one of those willing to fight him? (tomato cans, of course)...
What else is he to do if Stevenson won't battle him? And, if he does fight Stevenson and win, everyone else in the division will be his opponents anyway.
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